Receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings, or the like



Jan. 16, 1923. 1,442,600

0. 8'. BROWN ET AL. RECEPTACLE FOR TRANSPORTING YARN. Rovmus on THE LIKE.

FILED Mn 17 1922. 2 SHEETS'SHEET 1 d ATTORNEYJ Jan. 16, 1923. 1,442,600

G. 5. BROWN ET AL. RECEPTNCLEFOR TRANSPORTING YARN, ROVINGS, OR THE Lmst Fnuzo MAY 17, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 NVENTORS BY 51.; n W

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Patented Jandlfi, 1923.

' unwrap STATEfi GEORGE S. BROWN AND LEWISM. CARPENTER, F JEWE'IIT GITY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOBS OF ONE-THIRD TO GROSVENOR ELY, 0F NQRWICH, CONNECTICUT.

.RECLEIBTAGLE FOR TRANSPOBTING YARN, BQVINGS, QB TE :LIKE.

Application filed May 17, 19 22. SeriaLNo SGLZ'BS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat we, Gnome t BaowN and LE v Is'M. CARPENTER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Jewett City,

5 inthe countyof'New London and State of Qonnecticut", l aye invented a new and useful Improvement in Receptacles tor Transporting Yarn 'Rovings, or the like, of which thejollowing; is a specification.

1 0 Bogqtrucks commonly employed for transportingyarn, rovings or 'the like material are rovied with flat tight bottoms on collects foreign matter of all sorts,

with which the p'i aterial comes in contact l fi when the trucks .are used for storage or transportation, thereby causing considerable .rlemag t th mat r 'One object of our invention is to provide ortable receptacle for yarn. rovings or the having its bottom so shaped that it willa uton atical-ly clear itself through one or moreopenings in the bottonnot foreign matter.

'Jntheconditioning of the material above 2,5 specified, it is common to provide a special ccnditionin or huniidifying room into and out of whic the material is conveyed before being taken to the loom.

Another ob'ect of our invention is to pro- ,B O vide a porta le receptacle provided with means for humiditying the material as it is being transported thus eliminating the special conditioning room and thereby obtaining a considerable saving in time and 3 5 ex erise in the handling of the material.

t has been common in washing out the -box trucks commonly employed. to tip the trucks over sufliciently so that they may be washed by a hose.

Another object of,onr invention is to provide a portable receptacle of the character above specified which may be readily washed while in itS nor nal upright position. the humidifying means being employed for this .45 purpose if so desired.

Practical embodiments of our invention are represented in the accompanyin; drawin s. which jg. 1 representsin top plan one form of our improved portable receptacle.

supply and the hiimidifying agent.

1g. 6,1fepresentsa transversewertical section'throngh a second form of portable receptacle. I

Fig. 7 represents a longitudinal vertical section through a third .form oi portable receptacle. I

8 represents a longitudinal vertical section through a fourth form of pbrtable receptacle.

lnthe form of portable receptacles shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusiye, the u'prlisirigside and end walls are denoted by 1, 23nd 3, 4. The bottom is shown as comprising four sections 5. 6 and 7, 8 slopi downwardly and inwardly. Along the lowermost portipn of the bottom we provide an e ongated slot 9. The hub of the bottom sections is such that foreign matter which would tend to lodge on a fifltdflfttfllll will be directed by graviti'y downwardly and outwardly through the e ongated slot 9. thus makingf the 'rer-eptacle"self;cleaning.

This receptacle may .be provided with suitable traction wheels 10, 11, and 12, 13 for ease in transporting, the receptacle from place to place. Perforated passages are provided around the top and bottom of the receptacle for directing the humidifying agent into the rece 'itacle. In the present'inst ance tapertorated pipe 14 encircles the top of the receptacle and a perforated pipe if enbircles the bottom of the receptacle. the two pipes lit-in; connected by a vertical pipe 16 in which is located a two-way valve 17 arranged to open the inlet 18 either to the top encircling pipe or the bottom encircling pipe or to both, as may be desired. A humidit'ying: agent supply source. not shown herein. may be removahly connected to the inlet, 18 oi the valve through the pipe 19. If the humidiiying agent is hot water, it would preferably be introduced into the receptacle through the top encircling pipe 14. if the humidifying agent is steam, it would preterably be introduced into the receptacle through the bottom encircling pipe 15. Furthermore. the valve 17 may be used for directing the humidifying agent, used either to the top or the bottom or to both the top and bottom of the receptacle.

It Will also be seen that this humidifying agent may be utilized for Washing out the receptacle when no material is located therein, Without changing the receptacle from its normal vertical position.

By introducing the humidifying agent into the material while in the portable receptacle it will be seen that the use of a special conditioning or humiditying room is obviated as the material may be humidified as it is being transported to the loom, for instance. This will also save excess handling of the yarn. It will he understood that all excess moisture will drain away through the bottom of the receptacle and this Will assist in carrying away all foreign matter.

It will also be seen hat the self cleaning feature of the receptacle can he used without the humidit'ying feature. it so desired, hence we do not wish to limit ourselves to a portable truck with the humidi tying feature attached thereto.

In Fig. 6 we have shown a portable receptacle in which the discharge opening or elongated slot 20 is located along one side oi the receptacle. the entire bottom 21 being sloped, laterally down to said slot. In Fig. 7 We have shown the discharge opening or slot located along one end of the receptacle and the bottom 23 inclined longitudinally down to said slot. In Fig. 8 we have shown two discharge openings or slots 24. 25, with the sections 26. 27 of the bottom sloped downwardly toward the slot 24: and the sections 29. :29 of the bottoms sloped downwardly toward the slot These are only a Few of many different forms which our self cleaning feature may take, it being understood that one or more discharge openings may be employed and that the bottom of the receptacle is so shaped that no part of it lies in a horizontal plane, but that all parts are sloped at such an angle that loose material will slide towards the opening or openings by gravity, to cause the material to drop out of the receptacle through said opening or openings.

it is evident that various changes may he resorted to in the construction, torn] and arrangement of the several parts without dc parting from the spirit and scope ol our in- \ention: hence we do not wish to be limited to the particular embodiments herein shown and described, but

\Vhat We claim is l. portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like. and means carried thereby for humidifyin'g the material while in the receptacle.

2. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, and means carried thereby for humidilying the material while in the receptacle, said means being fitted for removable attachment to the hnmidifying agent supply source.

A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having perforated passages for directing a humidifying agent into the receptacle, and means for removably connecting said passages to the humidifying agent supply source.

4. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having perforated passages around its top and bottom for directing a humidifying agent into the receptacle, and means for removably connecting said passages to the humidifying agent supply source.

5. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having one or more openings through its bottom, the bottom being shaped to discharge foreign matter through said opening or openings, said receptacle having perforated passages for directing a humidlfying agent into the receptacle, said humidifying agent serving also as an agent for washing out the receptacle.

6. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having one or more openings through its bottom, the bottom being shaped to discharge foreign matter through said opening or openings, said receptacle havin perforated passages for directing a humldifying agent into the receptacle, said humidifying agent serving also as an agent for washing out the receptacle, and means for removably connecting said passages to the humidifying agent supply source.

7. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having one or more openings through its bottom, the bottom being shaped to discharge foreign matter by gravity through said opening or openings.

h. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, said receptacle having one or more openings through its bottom, said bottom being sloped downwardly at all points to said opening or open ings at a sufiicient angle to cause the loose foreign matter to be discharged by gravity therethrough.

9. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn. rovings or the like, and means for humidifying the contents of the receptacle. comprising a device for introducing the humidifying agent into the receptacle at the bottom thereof.

10. A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, and means for humidifying the contents of the receptacle, comprising a device for introducing the hu- L midifying agent into the receptacle at the top thereof.

11 A portable receptacle for transporting yarn, rovings or the like, and means for humidifying the content, of the receptacle.

GEORGE BROWN. Lewis M. CARPENTER. 

